Ⅸ.阅读短文,选择正确的答案。
Do you know Earth? There are many interesting facts(真相) about Earth.
Earth is not round. Do you think Earth is round? No! Earth is not completely(完全的) round.
Earth is really old. Scientists think that Earth is about 4.5 to 5 billion(十亿) years old.
Much of Earth is water. About 70% of Earth is oceans, and only about 30% of Earth is land(陆地).
Earthquakes happen all the time. Do you know that Earth has earthquakes all the time? But most of the time, they are very small and people can't feel them.
()1. Is Earth round?
A. Yes, it is. B. No, they aren't.
C. No, it's not completely round.
()2. Earth is about years old.
A. 4 billion B. 5 billion C. 4.5 to 5 billion
()3. From the passage, we know only about of Earth is land.
A. 70% B. 30% C. 40%
()4. The word "earthquake" means(意思是) "".
A. 地震 B. 地面 C. 地壳
()5. How many facts are mentioned(被提到) in the passage?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A

【分析】
本题是英语阅读理解选择题，解题思路为：先通读全文掌握各段核心内容，再针对每个小题的问题定位到原文对应段落，对比原文信息与选项，排除错误选项；词义猜测题结合上下文语境判断词汇含义，最终选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“Earth is not completely round.”，匹配选项C；
2. 定位原文第三段“Scientists think that Earth is about 4.5 to 5 billion years old.”，匹配选项C；
3. 定位原文第四段“only about 30% of Earth is land”，匹配选项B；
4. 结合上下文“Earthquakes happen all the time”及常识，earthquake意为地震，匹配选项A；
5. 原文提到的事实：地球不是完全圆、地球的年龄、陆地占比、地震，共4个，匹配选项A。
【答案】
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，侧重考查学生对短文细节信息的提取和简单词义猜测能力，题目难度低，认真阅读原文即可轻松解答。
【难度系数】
0.8